it’s now time for the main assembly line here the fire truck starts to come
here the fire truck starts to come
here the fire truck starts to come together with some of the most critical
together with some of the most critical
together with some of the most critical component installations teams assemble
component installations teams assemble
component installations teams assemble all the finished parts from frame-up
all the finished parts from frame-up
all the finished parts from frame-up fabrication and paint but the next build
fabrication and paint but the next build
fabrication and paint but the next build step gives this fire truck major muscle
step gives this fire truck major muscle
step gives this fire truck major muscle the engine diesel engines are the
the engine diesel engines are the
the engine diesel engines are the driving force behind every fire truck
driving force behind every fire truck
driving force behind every fire truck sending power to built in hydraulic
sending power to built in hydraulic
sending power to built in hydraulic generators that run the aerial devices
generators that run the aerial devices
generators that run the aerial devices lights and other critical parts Pierce
lights and other critical parts Pierce
lights and other critical parts Pierce equips all its trucks with basic diesel
equips all its trucks with basic diesel
equips all its trucks with basic diesel engines but it’s up to the fire
engines but it’s up to the fire
engines but it’s up to the fire department to decide what kind of engine
department to decide what kind of engine
department to decide what kind of engine power plant they want and most important
power plant they want and most important
power plant they want and most important how much raw horsepower we are several
how much raw horsepower we are several
how much raw horsepower we are several different engines and our fire apparatus
different engines and our fire apparatus
different engines and our fire apparatus it can be either a cummings caterpillar
it can be either a cummings caterpillar
it can be either a cummings caterpillar or Detroit diesel engine a forklift
or Detroit diesel engine a forklift
or Detroit diesel engine a forklift wheels engines into a small staging area
wheels engines into a small staging area
wheels engines into a small staging area this is a five hundred and fifteen
this is a five hundred and fifteen
this is a five hundred and fifteen horsepower Detroit series 60 diesel
horsepower Detroit series 60 diesel
horsepower Detroit series 60 diesel engine this engines known for its
engine this engines known for its
engine this engines known for its turbocharged pickup fuel efficiency and
turbocharged pickup fuel efficiency and
turbocharged pickup fuel efficiency and the ability to handle extreme conditions
the ability to handle extreme conditions
the ability to handle extreme conditions running smoothly at temperatures over a
running smoothly at temperatures over a
running smoothly at temperatures over a hundred or as low as 40 degrees below
hundred or as low as 40 degrees below
hundred or as low as 40 degrees below zero
an overhead crane lowers the assembled
an overhead crane lowers the assembled engine into place in the frame with so
engine into place in the frame with so
engine into place in the frame with so much wiring already installed assemblers
much wiring already installed assemblers
much wiring already installed assemblers must execute the engine drop to the
must execute the engine drop to the
must execute the engine drop to the exact inch there’s thousands of dollars
exact inch there’s thousands of dollars
exact inch there’s thousands of dollars worth of harnesses and components that
worth of harnesses and components that
worth of harnesses and components that are already installed in that frame it’s
are already installed in that frame it’s
are already installed in that frame it’s a very tight fit you don’t want to wreck
a very tight fit you don’t want to wreck
a very tight fit you don’t want to wreck anything
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